I am back!

Wow! What a wonderful holiday! I have been completely not blogging, but I am back for 2009! I am excited to see I have two new followers. I hope you have been able to use the resources from my archives. I have some new contests to post and I will be back up in the next few days. I hope all my readers had a happy holiday!

Byline Magazine

Prompt: Write an alphabet poem. You can write a cute poem about a single letter. Another idea is to write a 26-line poem with each letter starting a new line to your poem.

Prizes: 1st=$35 2nd=$20 3rd=$10

Ages: All ages

Entry Fee: $3

Entry Deadline: December 12, 2008

Website: Byline Magazine

Write 2 Help!

Prompt: Write a short story about anything that you like!
Prizes: 1st=$1,000 2nd=$250 3rd=$100
Ages: 13+
Entry Fee: $10
Deadline: December 20, 2008
Website: Write 2 Help

The Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest!

Prompt: Write a short story that is no longer than 2,500 words.
Prize: $1500 divided among five winners!
Entry Deadline: December 15, 2008
Ages: All ages (you will be competing among adults)
Entry Fee: Free!
Website: The Austin Chronicle

Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest

Prompt: Your teacher will have to do pick you to enter you into the contest. (Only one per classroom.) If you use Zaner-Bloser Handwriting products in your classroom AND you have good handwriting...you could win!
Prize: You will receive prizes totaling $1500 plus a computer for your school!
Entry Deadline: March 2, 2009
Ages: Grades 1-8
Entry Fee: Free!
Website: Zaner-Bloser Handwriting

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards of 2009

What is the prompt? Submit art or creative writing.

Prizes: Scholarships from a pool of 3.25 million in tuition support.

Entry Deadline: There are various regional deadlines that range from November until January.

Ages: Grades 7-12

Entry Fee: FREE!

Website: The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards of 2009.

My Very Good Reason For Not Posting in Awhile!

My students won a contest!!! Three of them! I am so excited. I will post details about it after they know. We are keeping it a secret until December 5 so they can be presented with a high honor! It's weird, I feel as though I have won it myself. (How bad is that?) I am gearing up to go to the NCTE conference in San Antonio this weekend. I went to the same conference in Denver ten years ago and I can't wait to go again. I am hoping that my blog will get some readership after I network with some teachers. If you are around the San Antonio area this weekend, check out this conference. A lot of professors, authors, and teachers will be taking over San Antonio!

And the other reason I haven't posted in awhile is....we just got a Nintendo Wii. It is losing its luster so I should be up and running again. =)